ITunes tells me that the file needed to play a song in my library is missing, iTunes tells me that the file needed to play a song in my library is missing

Hello
I have just noticed that when I click on most of the songs in my iTunes library I get a message telling me the original file could not be found. I have tried uninstalling and then reinstalling iTunes but this has not sorted the problem. My laptop is connected to an external hard-drive, where my large music library is stored. Both of the two operating files are on my laptop's C Drive. I have imported several CDs today and these are all playable - could I have disabled something prior to importing them? Any suggestions greatfully accepted.

iTunes can not find the song. The popup will give you the option to locate it. Navigate to the location of the music file and select it

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